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The top three fleet dealers by franchise, based on fleet sales in the 1992 calendar, were honored at the Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association and convention in Nashville, TN. Here are some of this year's winners.
For 50 years Automotive Fleet has been producing magazine covers that reflect the issues and topics of the day and many of today's fleet managers' challenges were just as true 50 years ago. It's no surprise that our covers would occasionally reflect a sense of deja vu.
Cheseapeake Energy Corp. has a goal of converting its entire fleet of 4,500 light-duty vehicles (which the company expects to grow to 5,000 vehicles in the future) to run on natural gas. The following gallery shows a selection of vehicles from the company's fleet.
Not too long ago, many rental-car fleets were located within walking distance of the nation's airline terminals. Then space tightened up, and the rental operations moved farther away from the airport hub. To transport their customers from terminal to car, rental companies turned to the shuttle bus. Shuttle buses have become "moving billboards" - important, highly visible symbols of corporate identity. "There are marketing benefits from the shuttles, no question about it," says Ken Bruno. manager of national bus programs and special equipment for Avis Rent A car Systems, Inc. "And obviously, passengers will perceive the Avis image as it is reflected in our buses." Here's a look at what's available for 1985 in the shuttle-bus market. Read the full article on 1985 shuttle buses, which ran in the December 1984 issue of AF.
Attendees of the 2012-MY GM Fleet Preview were provided overviews of product, what to expect in the coming months, and had the opportunity to participate in a ride & drive.
The 2011 Ford Fleet Product and Business Conference was held June 21- 23 in Dearborn at the Dearborn Product Development Center and was a chance for fleet managers to see Ford’s latest vehicles and find out what the automaker has planned for the fleet industry.
In 1972, Automotive Fleet interviewed the group of young veterans who headed up senior management at Gelco Corp. Their goals, they said, were to concentrate on client services to match the corporate fleet needs with the objective of dynamic group. Read our full story on Gelco from 1972 here.
The industry learns, networks, and relaxes at the 1977 AALA Convention.
Automotive Fleet honors the industry's top fleet dealers.
FedEx's subsidiary FedEx Express is replacing 4,000 vehicles in its fleet. The new vehicles consist primarily of BlueTEC clean diesel Sprinter vans, but the company is also adding Navistar eStar all-electric delivery vehicles, Freightliner eCells, and Ford Transit Connect Electric vans. This gallery shows pictures from FedEx of the new vehicles in its fleet, focusing on the all-electric vehicles.
For 2012, Nissan's Altima Sedan is again available in three models, the 2.5 CVT and 2.5 S CVT featuring a 175-horsepower 2.5L inline four-cylinder, and the 3.5 SR CVT with a standard 270-horsepower 3.5L V-6 engine. The 2012 model-year marked the final year of the fourth-generation Altima that debuted with the 2007-MY.
